Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes (born 12 May 1944) is a British politician who served as the 28th and final Governor of Hong Kong from 1992-1997. He has been a crossbench member of the British House of Lords since 2005 and a former British Conservative politician until 2011, as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bath from 1979 to 1992.

Patten first became a junior minister in 1986, and a member of the Cabinet from 1989-1992. He was Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1990-1992, and European Commissioner from 1999-2004. Patten served as Chairman of the BBC Trust from 2011-2014. Currently, he is the Chancellor of the University of Oxford, a post he has held since 2003.

He accepted the final (28th) Governorship of Hong Kong until the territory's handover to China on 1 July 1997. As Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Patten presided over a steady rise in the living standards of Hong Kongers while encouraging a significant expansion of Hong Kong's social welfare and electoral system. Patten played a significant role in the Hong Kong handover ceremony with Charles, Prince of Wales and exited Victoria Harbour on HMY Britannia. Patten received national recognition for his services by appointment as Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) in the 1998 New Year Honours.

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